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OCTOBER 23 - 26, 2014
October 23, 2014 Opening Night / Awards Night 5:30PM - 10:30PM
Philippine Center Kalayaan Hall 556 5th Ave (on 46th St) NYC 10036
Tickets at $18 plus fee.
October 24 - 26, 2014
Producers Club
358 W 44th St (almost corner of 9th Ave) NYC 10036
International Film Festival Manhattan Opening Night/Awards Night
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Philippine Consulate 556 5th Ave NYC 10036
5:30PM - 7:00 PM Red Carpet / Welcome Food Reception (Lobby)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Opening Night Screening of "In Nomine Matris" (Kalayaan Hall)
9:00PM - 9:30 PM Q & A with "In Nomine Matris" Director: Will Fredo and Lead Actors: Liza Dino, Biboy Ramirez and Surprise Guests
9:30PM - 10:30PM International Film Festival Manhattan Awards Night 2014
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Program 1
Friday,October 24, 2014 3:30PM - 5:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
SHORT FILMS
1) "The Blue Puppeteer" (Singapore) Dir: Vikneshwaran Silva
2) "The Ballet Dancer" (USA) Dir: Scott Eriksson
3) "Korn-Never Never" (USA) Dir: Giovanni Bucci
4) "Juan Night Stand" (Puerto Rico) Dir: Adrian E. Schwarz
5) "Who I Am" (USA) Dir: Dawn Young
6) "El Ultimo de la Bola" (The Last of Us) (Mexico) Dir: Tony Macias
7) "Straight to No.1" (USA) Dir: Yun Xiao
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 2
Friday, October 24, 2014 5:30PM - 7:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
SHORT FILMS
1) "Lucky Day" (USA) Dir: Brian Pollock
2) "The Broken" Dir: Jabari Clarke-Pennegan
3) "$2 Pesos" (Canada) Dir: A Cristina Martinez Perez
4) "The One Day" (USA) Dir: Macho Miranda
5) "Melancholic Park" (Russian Federation) Dir: Kai Waker
6) "Two and a Quarter Minutes" (USA) Dir: Josh Ovalle
7) "A Traves del Espejo" (Through the Breaking Glass) (Spain) Dir:Ivan Mena-Tinoco
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 3
Friday, October 24, 2014 7:30PM - 9:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
SHORT FILMS
1) Postal Madness" (USA) Dir: Michael Anthony
2) "Happy New Year" (USA) Dir: Judianny Compress
3) "Lucky Day" (USA) Dir: Brian Pollock
4) "Unlocked" (USA) Dir: Gerard Mendez
5) "You are What You Eat" (USA) Dir: Fabian Perez
6) "Fifi Patelito Goes to the DMV" (USA) Dir: Salvador Bolivar
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 4
Friday,October 24, 2014 9:30PM - 11:30PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
Best of Cinema NIght Prog by: Frances Lozada
1) "Surreal Estate" (USA) Dir: Lori Romero
2) "Diana" (USA) Dir: Daryl Denner
3) "Empanadas" (USA) Dir: Mo Zapata
4) "Snowflake: A Refugee" (USA) Dir: Venessa Peruda
5) "Module Overseer" (USA) Dir: Fernando Cuestas
$8 plus fee online / at the door $15.00
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 5
Saturday, October 25, 2014 12:00PM - 2:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
FILIPINO SHORT FILMS
1) "TNT" (Philippines/USA) Dir: Roberto Reyes Ang starring Perry Escano
2) "Milky Boy" (Philippines) Dir: Arnold Arre
3) "Traffic Light" (Semaporo) (Philippines) Dir: Regis Gabriel De Guia
4) "Astray" (Philippines) Dir: Nerissa Picadizo starring Angel Aquino
5) "Sabong" (Cockfighting) (USA) Dir: Gabriel Mirasol
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 6
Saturday, October 25, 2014 2:30PM - 4:30PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
"Fred Ho's Last Year" Documentary Feature Film (USA) Dir: Steven De Castro
Synopsis: What would you do if you had only one year to live? Follow award-winning Asian American author and avante garde jazz composer Fred Ho on an unbelievable year as he fights cancer, leads orchestras, holds talks, leads protests, publishes books, and even produces his magnum opus: an elaborate, manga-inspired samurai opera on a New York stage. https://www.facebook.com/fredhoslastyear
$8 plus fee online / at the door $15.00
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 7
Saturday, October 25, 2014 4:30PM - 7:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
Due to Public Demand: Encore Presentation of:
"In Nomine Matris" Feature Film (Philippines)
Dir:Will Fredo starring Liza Dino, Biboy Ramirez and Al Gatmaitan
Synopsis: In the heart of Metro Manila, Mara, a young dance protege seeks to land the principal part of a dance company about to embark on a tour. On her quest to land the coveted break, a series of events turned her sense of meaning upside down, and is faced with a life changing decision. She turns to her mentor and her mother as she searches for answers in the beautifully loud and endlessly moving world she lives in.
$8 plus fee online / $15 at door
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 8
Saturday, October 25, 2014 7:30PM - 9:30PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
"Mulat" (Awaken) Feature Film (Philippines) Dir: Diane Ventura
starring Jake Cuenca
Synopsis: How much choice do we have in shaping our destinies? Sam is about to make the big leap and marry her boyfriend when a powerful dream convinces her otherwise. Starting over, she meets Jake and it seems she has finally found her soul mate. But a strange mental affliction threatens to change her life once more and possibly her last chance at happiness for good. : www.dventproductions.com
$8 plus fee online / at the door $15.00
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 9
Saturday, October 25, 2014 10:00PM - 11:30PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
"NYC Rooftop Story" Feature Film (Philippines/USA) Dir: Ricardo Catalan Jr.
Synopsis: David is an ivy-league educated writer who loses his longtime girlfriend and ability to write. A cathartic episode occurs on the rooftop which triggers his pursuit of Misha, a famous international model, and his latent creative writing. In four days, his life transforms beyond his initial intention. David's struggle begins in an agitated pursuit state resulting to humor and a surprising outcome. Website: www.nycrooftopstory.com
$8 plus fee online / at the door $15.00
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 10
Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:30PM - 2:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
SHORT FILMS
1) "Rambler" (USA) Dir: Patrick Quagliano
2) "On the Road" (Jay Chou) (Australia) Dir: Phoenix Liu
3) "This Modern Love" (USA) Dir: Jared Passante
4) "All Those Pretty Light" (USA) Dir: Brett Wasserman
5) "Mike Tyson" (USA) Dir: Freddy Cintron
6) "Vertigo" (USA) Dir: Justin Thomas Ostensen
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 11
Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:30PM - 5:00PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
"Encontrados en NYC" Feature Film (Spain/USA) Dir: Dani Zarandieta
Synopsis: RAI, MILIO and SELU are three friends who live stuck in a life with no future until an opportunity to be part of an adventure in New York becomes real, a city that will test them, help to lose themselves and finally find out who they really are. A city that will change their lives.
$8 plus fee online / at the door $15.00
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 12
Sunday,October 26, 2014 5:30PM - 7:30PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
"Kaikou" Feature Film (Japan) Dir: Jacky Woo
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 13
Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:00PM - 9:30PM International Film Festival Manhattan
Closing Night Film:
"Mississipi I Am" Documentary Feature Film (USA)
Dir: Katherine Linton, Harriet Hirshorn Prod: Lance Bass
Synopsis: Through the eyes and actions of five primary characters, Mississippi: The Stand (working title), examines the relatively new fight in the state over 'traditional God-fearing values' and the push on the part of primarily young people and their progressive allies to bring gay civil rights and visibility out in the open and to move beyond division. http://www.mississippiiam.com/
$8 plus fee online / at the door $15.00
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Program 14
Sunday, October 26, 2014 10:00PM - 11:30PM Intl Film Festival Manhattan
SHORT FILMS
1) "A Special Kind of Magic" (USA) Dir: Rodney Reyes / Rebecca Jean Cortes
2) "Zugzwang" (Obligation to Move) (Spain/USA) Dir: Yolanda Centeno
3) Lasca "Tocando el Sol" (Touching the Sun) (Venezuela) Dir: Vadim Lasca
4) "It's All About Time" (USA) Dir: Snehal Patel starring Omi Vaidya
5) "A Traves del Espejo" (Through the Breaking Glass) (Spain) Dir:Ivan Mena-Tinoco
6) "One Light" (USA) Dir: Terri Barbagallo
7) "Not Guilty" (USA) Dir: Jabari Clarke-Pennegan
$8 plus fee / at the door $15
Producer's Club (The Grand Theater) 358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036
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Official Selection
International Film Festival Manhattan 2014
Narrative Feature Film:
1) "In Nomine Matris" (In the Name of the Mother) (Philippines) Dir: Will Fredo starring: Liza Dino
2) "Kaikou" (The Encounter) (Japan) Dir: Jacky Woo
3) "Encontrados en NYC" (Met in NYC) (Spain/USA) Dir: Dani Zarandieta
4) "Mulat" (Philippines) Director: Diane Ventura starring: Jake Cuenca
5) "NYC Rooftop Story" (Philippines/USA) Dir: Ricardo Catalan Jr
Documentary Feature Film:
1) "Mississipi I Am" (USA) Dir: Katherine Linton, Harriet Hirshorn Prod: Lance Bass
2) "Fred Ho's Last Year" (USA) Dir: Steven de Castro
Short Films:
1) "Two and a Quarter Minutes" (USA) Dir: Josh Ovalle
2) "Vertigo" (USA) Dir: Justin Thomas Ostensen
3) "You are What You Eat" (USA) Dir: Fabian Perez
4) "A Traves del Espejo" (Through the Breaking Glass) (Spain) Dir:Ivan Mena-Tinoco
5) "El Ultimo de la Bola" (The Last of Us) (Mexico) Dir: Tony Macias
6) "$2 Pesos" (Canada) Dir: A Cristina Martinez Perez
7) "Astray" (Philippines) Dir: Nerissa Picadizo starring Angel Aquino
8) "On the Road" (Jay Chou) (Australia) Dir: Phoenix Liu
9) "Unlocked" (USA) Dir: Gerard Mendez
10) "Juan Night Stand" (Puerto Rico) Dir: Adrian E. Schwarz
11) "All Those Pretty Light" (USA) Dir: Brett Wasserman
12) "Milky Boy" (Philippines) Dir: Arnold Arre
13) "One Light" (USA) Dir: Terri Barbagallo
14) "Zugzwang" (Obligation to Move) (Spain/USA) Dir: Yolanda Centeno
15) "Korn-Never Never" (USA) Dir: Giovanni Bucci
16) "Rambler" (USA) Dir: Patrick Quagliano
17) "Melancholic Park" (Russian Federation) Dir: Kai Waker
18) "TNT" (Philippines/USA) Dir: Roberto Reyes Ang
19) "A Special Kind of Magic" (USA) Dir: Rodney Reyes / Rebecca Jean Cortes
20) "Happy New Year" (USA) Dir: Judianny Compress
21) "The Ballet Dancer" (USA) Dir: Scott Eriksson
22) "Postal Madness" (USA) Dir: Michael Anthony
23) "Traffic Light" (Semaporo) (Philippines) Dir: Regis Gabriel De Guia
24) "Who I Am" (USA) Dir: Dawn Young
25) "This Modern Love" (USA) Dir: Jared Passante
26) "Fifi Patelito Goes to the DMV" (USA) Dir: Salvador Bolivar
27) Lasca "Tocando el Sol" (Touching the Sun) (Venezuela) Dir: Vadim Lasca
28) "It's All About Time" (USA) Dir: Snehal Patel starring Omi Vaidya
29) "The Blue Puppeteer" (Singapore) Dir: Vikneshwaran Silva
30) "The One Day" (USA) Dir: Macho Miranda
31) "Sabong" (Cockfighting) (USA) Dir: Gabriel Mirasol
32) "Not Guilty" (USA) Dir: Jabari Clarke-Pennegan
33) "The Broken" Dir: Jabari Clarke-Pennegan
34) "Lucky Day" (USA) Dir: Brian Pollock
35) "Mike Tyson" (USA) Dir: Freddy Cintron
36) "Straight to No.1" (USA) Dir: Yun Xiao
Best of Cinema Night (Short Films Program by: Frances Lozada)
37) "Surreal Estate" (USA) Dir: Lori Romero
38) "Diana" (USA) Dir: Daryl Denner
39) "Empanadas" (USA) Dir: Mo Zapata
40) "Snowflake: A Refugee" (USA) Dir: Venessa Peruda
41) "Module Overseer" (USA) Dir: Fernando Cuestas
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International Film Festival Manhattan OFFICIAL SELECTION 2013
October 17-20, 2013
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue (at 2nd St.) New York, NY 10003
Official Selection
International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) 2013
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Program # 1 Buy Tickets Now
Thursday, October 17, 2013 Opening Night
7-9PM
Feature Film:
"Send No Flowers" Director Fred Carpenter
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 Opening Night
930PM - 12 Midnight
Feature Documentary Film:
"Cancer Warriors" Director Steven De Castro
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Friday, October 18, 2013
7-9PM
Short Film: "Defective" Director: Gerard Mendez
Feature Narrative Film: "Stand Off" Director: Chris Notarile
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Friday, October 18, 2013
930PM - 12 Midnight
Best of Cinema Nights / IFFM co-programming with Frances Lozada
Short Films:
"A Lothario's Lament" Director: Sheila Mitchell Simmons
"Come Here Often" Director: Christine Raia
"The Morning After" Director: Daryl Denner
"The Coffee List" Director: John Henry Soto
"Visiting Hour" Director: Fernando Cuestas
"iLove" Director: Luis Enrique Rivera Cuyar
"Emma" Director: Anne Hu
"Shoeshine Chicken" Director: Fernando Cuestas
Program # 5 Buy Tickets Now
Saturday, October 19, 2013
2 - 310PM
Global Style Music Videos & Shorts
"Darryl's Song" (Darryl Shy) Director: Karen Angala Shy / Katrina Angala Shy
"Gold - Video Clip" Director: Uzi Amir
"Sexy" Director: Dee Shin
"Barnaby Bright ' Old Coats' " Director: Andy Strohl / Patryk Larney
"Game NY" Director: Jan Lim
"Snake Eyes" Director: Jay Max / Katrina Connor
"20/20" (Pupil/Ely Buendia) Director: Jason Tan / Producer: Diane Ventura
"Different" Director: Claire McCarthy
"Will You Marry Me" Director: Jameelah Rose del Prado Lineses
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
3:40 - 5:20PM
Life's Learning Curve Shorts Program
"The Learning Curve" Director: Scott Eriksson
"The Word Trader" Director: Salvatore D'Alia
"The 40th Day" Director: ShaSha Li
"Murky" Director: Kevin Leigh
"Hit Town" Director: Kevin Leigh
"A Conversation About Cheating With My Time Travelling Future Self"
Director: Pornsak Pichetshote
Program # 7 Buy Tickets Now
Saturday, October 19, 2013
5:50 - 7:40PM
Asians on Film Festival / IFFM Co Programming
"Tule Lake" Director: Michelle Ikemote
"Couch & Potatoes" Director: Chris Lam & Eunsoo Jeong
"The Gelephant" Director: Jenn Liu
"Real Talk" Director: Patrick Ng
"Last Game" Director: Mike Cutrone
"Kuya Ko" Director: Dean Banting
"The Boy & The Tree" Director: Jimmy Zhang
"Fractured" Director: Terry Sasaki
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
8:10 - 11PM
Feature Documentary Film and Awards Night Gala
"Lost Years" Director: Kenda Gee
Awards Night Ceremony to follow immediately after the Q&A
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
1:00 - 2:30PM
Documentary Shorts
"New Indies New Influences" Director: Julie Deffet
"Save The Putnam Nature Trail" Director: Guy Shahar
"Model CiTizen" Director: Cecilio Asuncion / Toine Valentin
"Mr Real 2 Reel" Director: Micaal Stevens
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
3:00 - 4:30PM
Shorts Program
"Not Fade Away" Director: Rodney Reyes
"Will You Marry Me" Director: Jameelah Rose del Prado Lineses
"Nilda" Director: Joy Aquino
"Mga Liham Mula sa Alaska" (Letters From Alaska) Director: Roberto Reyes Ang
"Pohaku Falls" Director: Carrie Juntilla
"Barya" (Coins) Director: Emir Khan Bautista
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
5:00 - 7:10PM Closing Night Film
Feature Narrative Film:
"Lilet Never Happened" Director: Jacco Groen
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Sunday, October, 20, 2013
7:40 - 9PM Closing Night Shorts
"Game Night" Director: Sean Lynch
"Loaded" Director: Andrea Williams
"Sins" Director: Ev Wolff
"Overture" Director: Perry Escano
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Partial Selection
International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) 2013
Feature Films:
1) “Lost Years” Dir: Kenda Gee
2) “Lilet Never Happened” Dir: Jacco Groen
3) “Stand Off” Dir: Chris Notarile
4) "Cancer Warriors" Dir: Steven De Castro
5) "Send No Flowers" Dir: Fred Carpenter
Shorts:
1) “Not Fade Away” Dir: Rodney Reyes
2) “New Indies New Influences” Dir: Julie Deffet
3) “Will you Marry Me?” Dir: Jameelah Rose del Prado Lineses
4) “Sins” Dir: Ev Wolff
5) “Game Night” Dir: Sean Lynch
6) “Nilda” Dir: Joy Aquino
7) “Darryl’s Song” Dir: Karen Angala Shy / Katrina Angala Shy
8) "Different" Dir: Claire McCarthy
9) “Gold – Video Clip” Dir: Uzi Amir
10) “The Word Trader” Dir: Salvatore D’Alia
11) “Emma” Dir: Anne Hu
12) “Hit Town” Dir: Kevin Leigh
13) “The Morning After” Dir: Daryl Denner
14) “Save The Putnam Nature Trail” Dir: Guy Shahar
15) “Loaded” Dir: Andrea Williams
16) “Murky” Dir: Kevin Leigh
17) “Overture” Dir: Perry Escano
18) “Kuya Ko” (My Brother) Dir: Dean Banting
19) “Snake Eyes” Dir: Jay Max / Katrina Connor
20) “The Boy & The Tree” Dir: Jimmy Zhang
21) “A Conversation About Cheating with My Time Travelling Future Self”
Dir: Pornsak Picheshote
22) “The Learning Curve” Dir: Scott Eriksson
23) “The Gelephant” Dir: Jenn Liu
24) “Couch & Potatoes” Dir: Chris Lam / Eunsoo Jeong
25) “Tule Lake” Dir: Michelle Ikemote
26) "Barya" (Coins) Dir: Emir Kahn R. Bautista
27) “The 40th Day” Dir: ShaSha Li
28) “Real Talk” Dir: Patrick Ng
29) “Last Game” Dir: Mike Cutrone
30) “Mga Liham Mula sa Alaska” (Letters from Alaska) Dir: Roberto Reyes Ang
31) “Defective” Dir: Gerard Mendez
32) “Model Citizen” Dir: Cecilio Asuncion / Toine Valentin
33) “Shoeshine Chicken” Dir: Fernando Cuestas
34) “Come Here Often” Dir: Christine Raia
35) “A Lothario’s Lament” Dir: Sheila Mitchell
36) “The Cofee List” Dir: John Henry Soto
37) “Visiting Hour” Dir: Fernando Cuestas
38) “iLove” Dir: Luis Enrique Rivera Cuyar
39) “Sexy” Dir: Dee Shin
40) “Barnaby Bright ‘Old Coats’ “ Dir: Andy Strohl / Patryk Larney
41) "Mr. Real 2 Reel" Dir: Micaal Stevens
42) "Game NY" Dir: Jan Lim
43) "Pohaku Falls" Dir: Carrie Juntilla
The International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) offers a quality selection of world-class films with programming that encompasses all different genres which include narrative features, documentaries, shorts, animation and music videos from all over the world. The festival also has a focus on social relevance and advocacies as part of its mission, programming and goals.